U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner attend a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
President Donald Trump is keeping a controversy-ridden Cabinet in place, not because it’s working, but because he refuses to admit he made bad hires, according to a Washington Post analysis. Unlike his first term’s revolving door of firings, Trump’s second administration has stayed intact despite scandals involving figures like Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard. The Post cites Trump’s reliance on loyalists, his aversion to acknowledging mistakes, and razor-thin Senate confirmations as key reasons the shake-ups never come.
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Why Trump won’t fire his scandal-plagued Cabinet in his second term
